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Use the definition of the derivative to find the derivative of each function with respect to x.

1) y = −2 x + 5 2) f ( x) = −4 x − 2

3) y = 4 x 2 + 1 4) f ( x) = −3 x 2 + 4

5) y = −4 x 2 − 5 x − 2 6) y = 3 x 2 + 3 x + 3

7) y = −3 x − 5 8) f ( x) = 4x − 5

1 2
9) y = 10) f ( x) = −
x+2 2x − 1

Critical thinking question:

11) Use the definition of the derivative to show that f ' (0) does not exist where f ( x) = x .

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